Brainstorming. We’ve talked about it here on the podcast before. Regular listeners will likely remember that I’m not a big fan. However, today I want to share insights on brainstorming from someone besides me. Mark McGuinness is a fellow author and podcaster. He...
We’ve just launched the holiday season here in the US. It all starts with one of my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving. I especially love this holiday because the food is so good: the traditional turkey and all of the incredible side dishes. Not to mention, it’s an...
If you live in the United States, you know that it is football season here. Regardless of whether you’re into pro football, college football, or none of the above, you are more than likely aware that football season is going on and you are probably influenced by it in...
As one thing changes, another thing changes. That may sound like a simple (and perhaps obvious) phrase, but if you can remember it, you will have added a very powerful tool to your creativity arsenal. It is the basis of the fifth tool in the SIT method of innovation....
There’s an old saying that goes like this: “Never look inside a woman’s purse.” Boy, do I know that to be true! I do everything I can to not look inside my wife’s purse because, when I do, it’s horrifying. It’s truly mass chaos in there. But, what does any of this...
The title of this episode reveals the question on many of our minds: is it creative to copy someone else’s idea? At first glance, that wouldn’t seem very creative. If you were to take someone’s idea and claim it as your own, few would label that “creativity.” However,...
